Darksiders 2

Darksiders II sets aim at putting the Action Adventure genre in a rather refreshing light. However, no matter what the intentions, no adventure feels quite as awesome unless there is a stand out character for the player to enjoy and care about during the ride. The idea is to lost yourself within an immersive world and take on the persona of the avatar on screen. Looking at this teaser, it is clear that Darksiders 2, if nothing else, surely possesses that unique character that players would love to be!

Death, fellow Horseman and brother of Horseman War from the first game, will be the main character in Darksiders 2. Should this teaser be any indication as to what that exactly means for the player as well as his enemies, both sides are in for a rather brutal treat to say the least.  In addition to the reveal of the main character, massive improvements have also been noted in terms of the world Death will combat in. These additions include but are not limited to a much larger and expansive levels, some even doubling that of the first and cities which will act as hubs between various dungeons for the player to progress in the story, level up and find numerous collectables scattered in the game. Cities will also contain a lively population of NPC’s among the town, in classic RPG fashion, complete with dialogue to be exchanged as well as offering the player the option to participate in side missions for rewards justifying said mission.

“Death Lives”, knowing the play style and mechanics of Darksiders, is not simply just a catchy themed phrase but an ominous omen which could heavily indicate what we can expect in terms of all out action, combat and rapid beat em up style game play the game has done a pretty good job of executing thus far. More than likely Death will feature an unlockable combat arsenal themed around “death” in some pretty creative ways that hopefully encourage gamers to wonder what else can be done when comboing special moves together with his attack strings.

Here we have a look at Death (saying things like that will never get old to me) and some of his over the top weaponry along with some scenery and backdrops during some intense staredowns.

In the coming weeks we will delve deeper into the further game play details of Darksiders 2 which is set for release in June of 2012. (ps3,xbox360,wiiU)